Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-03-03
CONGRESSIONAL.
Senate Passes Pension Bill Over the
Presidents Veto.
Tho House with One Dissenting Vote
PASSES ITS Substitute 10 the SEM
ate Retaliation Bill.

PASSES Its Substitute to the SEM
ate Regulation Bill.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22-The presiding
| officer presented communications from
the Secretary of War and the Secretary
| of the Interior, in answer to inquiries Of
the Senate. He also presented message
| from the President, disappearing the
pension bills for Rachel Ann Pierpont
and Jacob Smith, because like pensions
had also been granted them regularly
through the pension office antedating
the period when the pension under these
| special acts would take effect Also the
! pension bill for John ID. Fincher on the
| ground of absence of disability. Re
ferred. The President approved the act
| for the construction of bridge across
the Mississippi river at Dubuque, Iowa
! Memorials from 10 Grand Army posts of
| Ohio were presented for the passage of
the dependent pension bill over the
| Presidents veto, and like memorials
were presented by several other Senators.
Riddleberger presented petition
against the ratification of the extradition
treaty with Great Britain. A bill to pro.
| vide for the retirement of United States
| legal tender and National bank notes Of
small denominations and the issue of coin
certificates was reported adversely, and
| placed on the calendar. The bin making
| appropriations for the military academy
then passed. Miller moved to take up
the bill to create department Of agri-
culture.
HOUSE.
Bland, of Missouri, as a privileged
| question called up the vetoed bill increas-
ing the pension of John w. Torris He
bore testimony from personal knowledge
| of the claiment to the merit of the claim
and asked that the House pass the bill
over the veto. The House refused to
pass the bill over the veto, yeas 1879, nays
| 90, not the constitutional two-thirds vote
| in the affirmative The House then re-
sumed, in committee of the whole, the
| consideration of the Senate amendments
to the sundry civil appropriation bill
| Pending further debate the committee
arose, aid the House proceeded to tho
! consideration of the resolutions express
sive of regret at the death of Senator Aus
tin f. Pike, Of New Hampshire. As
mark of respect to the memory of the de-
| seased. the House adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23--Petitions in
very large numbers from Grand Army
posts asking for the passage Of the de-
! pendent pension bill over the Presidents
veto were presented from Ohio, Michigan,
| Illinois, Indiana, Connecticut, Maine.
Pennsylvania, Iowa, Minnesota and New
York. After some discussion the section
| in the agricultural department bill trans
ferring the weather service of the signal
bureau to the new department was agreed
to by vote Of 81 to IS, and the bill was
passed without division, and conference
asked. The bill creates new depart
ment, to be known as the department of
agriculture and labor, with secretary
and assistant secretary, and commissioners
| of labor at the head of the bureau of
labor. The weather service of the signal
service is to be transferred to the new
department July / next The chief
signal officer of the army may he assign
ed to the charge of the weather bureau
is appointed and confirmed The mes
sage of the President vetoing the bill to
| allow arrearages of pension to Thomas s.
Hopkins, Maine volunteer was taken
up and the bill passed over the Presi
dent s veto by vote of IS to 8, the six
being Beck, Berry, Blackburn, Coke,
Harris and Vance. The Senate then adj
| iourncd.
Reagan. of Texas, asked unanimous
consent for the immediate consideration
of the bill incorporating the Atlantic d
Pacific Ship Railway Co. Anderson, of
Kas., objected and the bill was referred
to the committee on commerce Dingley,
of Maine, presented memorials of the
Maine Legislature in favor of legislation
to protect the American fisheries, and for
the passage of the pneumonia bill Bel
mont, from the committee on foreign af-
fairs reported the House substitute bill
for the Senate retaliation bill, and under
the special order asked for immediate
consideration. The debate continued at
considerable length. The House went
into committee of whole on the Senate
amendment to the postoflice appropria-
ton bill. Blanchard, of La, expressed his
approval of the amendment appropriating
100000 for foreign mail service with
Central and South America and others
spoke in SAVIOR of the amendment. The
committee rose and reported the bill back
to the House with recommendation that
the amendment be non.concurred in. The
vote was postponed till tomorrow. Adj
iourned.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.-Van Wyck
offered resolution declaring 1t to be the
Judgment of the Senate that constitu-
tional amendment should be submitted to
the people for the election Of Senators
directly from the voters, and asked that
1t be laid over until tomorrow, when he
will make some remarks upon it. The
House substitute for the fishery retaliation
bill was disagreed to and conference
was asked. Edmunds, Frye and Morgan
were appointed conrerees. A resolution
declaring that Senator ingalls, Is chosen
president protein of the Senate was laid
over until tomorrow. The House bill to
extend the laws of the United States over
certain unorganized territory south of
the state Of Kansas, was passed with
amendments. The Senate bill to author
lie the construction Of bridge by the
Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis 81 Omaha
Railway company across the Missouri
river at Sioux City was passed. The
Senate then proceeded to the considera-
ton ofthe Senate bill to extirpate conta-
gious pleuro-pneumonia, foot and mouth
disease and rinder-pest among cattle and
to facilitate expectation of cattle and
products of live stock. Various amend
ments TO the bin giving the President or
the United States authority which had
been proposed to be given to the commits
sioners Of agriculture, were agreed to.
Without further action the Senate ad-
journed.
| HOUSE.
On motion of Bragg. Senate amendment
10 the military academy appropriation
bill were concurred in. A resolution con-
firming the right Of Steele in the Indiana
election case to a seat was adopted.
Blount called up the report of the COM
mittee of the whole on the Senate amend
ments to the postof1ce appropriation bill.
The Senate amendment appropriating
$780, 0C0 for carrying foreign mails on
American steamers to Central and South
America was non.concurred in, and a
conference ordered. Matson, of Ind,
called up the dependent pension bill with
the veto message of the President there
to. Conger, Henderson and Hepburn, Of
Iowa, supported the bill in strong and
earnest speeches, as did others. Bragg